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Author Message ztpi1 New Username: ztpi1 Post Number: 5 Registered: 3-2006 Posted on Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 4:14 pm:    These things are hard to find used! Anybody willing to part with theirs? bsee Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 1072 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 5:32 pm:    They show on eBay a couple times a month. Two sold in late February for $366 and $480. I should think anything in the $400s would be reasonable these days. bassdr Junior Username: bassdr Post Number: 47 Registered: 10-2004 Posted on Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 5:36 pm:    Agreed, see my other post about problems, they are great pieces and eminently fixable- thanks Ron!- Michael (Flame Koa Essence) ztpi1 New Username: ztpi1 Post Number: 6 Registered: 3-2006 Posted on Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 10:03 pm:    I found one new for under $712.00. This is way over my budget, but is it a good deal? davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 3414 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 8:04 pm:    According to the Alembic web site, the list on a new F-1X is $1,000; so $712 would be a 29% discount. That sounds like a pretty good discount. bsee Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 1077 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Thursday, March 09, 2006 - 9:15 pm:    List has gone up about $200 over the past few years. The dealer probably has it in stock from before the last price increase, thus the great discount. I certainly don't think you'll find a new one anywhere for less than that. Used prices are slowly sliding up in response, so either would be a good choice right now. One appeared on eBay a day or two ago at a $500 starting bid. I doubt it will see much action, but take your pick. $518 for a used one, $712 (plus shipping?) for a new one. keavin Senior Member Username: keavin Post Number: 764 Registered: 12-2002 Posted on Friday, March 10, 2006 - 8:37 am:    http://cgi.ebay.com/Alembic-F-1X-Bass-Preamp_W0QQitemZ7397161266QQcategoryZ121159QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem lothartu Intermediate Member Username: lothartu Post Number: 138 Registered: 8-2003 Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 7:54 am:    Mine is not for sale but I will share my story in the hopes that it may help you. I had been keeping an eye out for one on ebay at the end of last year. Most were in the range of $450-$525. I lucked up one night and found a newly posted auction for $399 as a buy it now with normal shipping costs. I jumped on it because I felt that $400 looked to be the lower bound on the price for a used model. If I were still looking for one I think I would still do the same thing and just check ebay over and over again until I lucked up. I still think that there will be people who will ebay it for $400 but it will be few and far between. Best of luck. - Jim